Energy crisis: Aquind cross-Channel power cable project rejected by government
A cross-Channel power cable project has been rejected by the government despite pressure to bolster energy supplies in the face of an unprecedented surge in prices.
Monkeypox, which is related to the now eradicated smallpox virus, is endemic in parts of west and central Africa
The Labour Party is also on track to win a majority in the Australian Parliament after the Liberal-National coalition failed to secure enough seats.
The Donbas is feeling the brunt of the recent Russian military failures.
GARY Boswell (The Cumberland News, April 29) harks back wistfully to the advantages of ‘being in the euro’ – when the UK was never in the euro.
"Hold on to the rope, look at me," the instructor says, coaxing 28-year-old lawyer Iryna Gorobiyovska who is nervously about to abseil down a building.
President Joe Biden is tending to both business and security interests as he wraps up a three-day visit to South Korea on Sunday
Car owners have been warned to turn on their anti-theft trackers or risk missing out on insurance payouts if their vehicle is stolen.
The Government is under pressure to bring in a one-off levy on corporations which have benefited from globally high oil and gas prices.
YORK City have sealed a return to the National League after a five-season absence from the fifth-tier of English football.
THERE will be a royal banquet of events lined up for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
When the Met Police drew a line under its Partygate probe by announcing 126 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) have been issued and the investigation is over, Downing Street no doubt wished the saga was near to an end. Prime Minister Boris Johnson already has a £50 fine on his record over his 2020 birthday party in the Cabinet Office, but has apparently escaped censure for events he attended including the notorious ‘Bring Your Own Booze’ gathering in the Number 10 garden. In this mess, the government has – inadvertently – shone a light on the use of lockdown laws throughout the pandemic on the general public, and disturbing trends that have emerged: uneven decision-making, baffling inequality, confusion, and secrecy.
An veteran who founded a charity has been recognised for his work by the prime minister.
The Metropolitan Police investigation - costing almost half a million pounds - has concluded. Johnson hasn’t been served any more fines - beyond the £50 slap on the wrist he had in April for attending his own birthday bash, on the same day as visiting this primary school. So it’s a victory for the Prime Minister, but what does the investigation outcome mean for his future?
The Taoiseach was also critical of what he labelled a “unilateral strain” within the British Government.
A court in India has dismissed a request to open locked rooms in the Taj Mahal in a search for Hindu idols in the 17th century wonder. On 12 May, Allahabad High Court threw out the petition of a politician from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the reopening of 22 rooms – locked decades ago for security reasons – must be decided by historians.“It is not for the court to direct what subject needs to be researched or studied,” it ruled as BJP lawmaker Diyva Kumari added the Taj Mahal
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, the ambulance service and the Island police attended a road traffic incident in Shalfleet.
LIFEBOAT crews rushed to help the medical evacuation of a patient from Green Island.
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It's second time lucky for Boeing as they successfully launch their space capsule and dock it at the International Space Station.
Jamie Oliver holds eton mess dessert outside Downing Street during protest